You all may want to consider what forums you post at and how secure your information really is, if you are not among the elite and favored of any forum
In this case it has nothing to do with being "the elite and favored" of a forum. The subpoena is addressed to the hosting company -- perhaps because they know that whoever owns this forum is likely to fight a subpoena.
However, for those who need to keep their identity hidden, it is important not to put it in emails or in PM's on the forum. Material in emails can be recovered from hard drive, and PM's are likely to be in the forum back-up, even if they are deleted. Whenever possible, a direct phone call is much safer for transmitting sensitive information.
In this case I'm most concerned for Sister. Of those on the list, she has the most to lose. And it wouldn't surprise me if the rest of us were on the list merely for "filler." After all, what can Danny possibly do to us/get from us. The only thing he could do would be to harass us for pure spite. Of course that may not be beyond him.
I was in no way referring to "favored" on this forum as to their information.
If it is true that another forum has already voluntarily released information on any of it's members, who and when.
Did they do so for only a select few?? Did they notify those select few of their actions?
AND, I repeat, it was not meant as a critisim of advent talk or daryl. Legal fights can be a costly business. But I do think if those decisions are made the members, or at least those involved need to be notified.
You are right, I do think they are fishing.
But along with the good advice you provided, I have learned over the past 6 years to keep a printed copy of everything that I am involved with.
Lot easier than having to pay to retrieve information on what I may have said, and just as importantly what others have said.
I also print off a response as I see it as many times the responses are changed to reflect a subtle but important difference in content.